Complementiser Phrase: The Case of English Wh-Embedded Clauses

English main-clause wh-questions form complementiser phrases with wh-words preposed to spec-C position. This is because English wh-words, as verb-complements originally, are strong enough to trigger wh-movement and auxiliary inversion. Persian EFL learners encounter an over-differentiation problem r...

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Main Authors: Ali Akbar Jabbari, Ali Akbar Ariamanesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2015-03-01
Series:Issues in Language Teaching
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Online Access:https://ilt.atu.ac.ir/article_3191_a9afb97fce9f0e27458c837841bd776f.pdf